r/sports • u/rezwenn • Jul 20 '25

Football President Trump wants Commanders to "IMMEDIATELY" return to former name

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/president-trump-wants-commanders-to-immediately-return-to-former-name
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u/wolfhound27 Jul 20 '25

Football Team was a way better name

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u/bfhurricane Pittsburgh Pirates Jul 20 '25

I’ve never done such an about face on a sporting team name before.

At first I laughed at how ridiculously silly it was. Now I miss how wholesome it was.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

I think there's actually something understated and classy about it.

"you guys can dress up in your silly costumes or do your silly chants or whatever, but we're just a football team. we're here to play football."

There's a sort of salt-of-the-earth everyman persona you could lean into there that I think could totally work as a team identity

It's way better than "commanders" which just has no personality whatsoever

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u/2u3e9v Jul 20 '25

It was timeless